Fox: Jim Irsay is less classy than Peyton, and an ingrate

“I saw the comments, and to be honest with you I thought it was a bit of a cheap shot,” Fox told the hosts. “To me, in my opinion, they were disappointing and inappropriate. Peyton would never say anything, he’s too classy to do that, but they sounded a little ungrateful and unappreciative to me, for a guy that’s set a standard, won a Super Bowl, won division titles, won four MVP awards. I’d be thankful of that one Super Bowl ring, because a lot of people don’t have one.”

Fox, of course, is referring to comments from Colts owner Jim Irsay, who - during a hiatus from lauding his former QB - suggested that cutting Peyton Manning in favor of drafting Andrew Luck was about pursuing championships instead of individual statistics. Anyone think Peyton took note?

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Forgot to mention that... very cool to see Fox come out and stand up for Peyton.

Posted by aLuffabo on 2013-10-16 10:09:25

Can you imagine if the face of the Broncos' organisation said something like this?THANK YOU JOHN ELWAY!

Posted by Mike Birtwistle on 2013-10-16 04:14:03

I just hope that JDR does not go into soft man or zone against Luck, as he will eat it alive.

Posted by Lonestar47 on 2013-10-16 01:42:16

Go get 'em Foxy!

Posted by laosuan on 2013-10-16 00:40:02

I think the Broncos are going to have a damn good week of practice.. Appreciate it Jimbo..

Posted by heykyleinsf on 2013-10-16 00:02:19

I'm ready to take the spread from the Jacksonville game for the Colt's game. This is the ultimate bulletin board material for Manning, after all he gave the Colts for all those years. Expect the Broncos to come out of the gates with a vengeance Sunday.

Only a day ago I was mentally preparing myself for a loss this weekend, but now I am confident Broncos will win, and win handily. Too many motivational factors to ignore: especially Von and Woody's return and now Manning riled up.

Colts might be a good team, but they're not going to stop the Broncos Sunday.

Posted by babsonjr on 2013-10-15 23:57:23

In a deal that ended up working out for all parties involved, which is a rarity, why would he feel the need to say something like this at this point in time?

Dumb. Now I hope PFM goes into F-You mode and we destroy the Colts by 30+ in their own house. Anyone seen Simmons talking about Manning being Evil Manning this year? Maybe we'll really see that this week.

Posted by aLuffabo on 2013-10-15 23:28:21

Some people just have to poke the bear, great time to be a Broncos fan!

Posted by akatom3565 on 2013-10-15 22:04:35

What did I miss? I was in the bathroom dropping a Raider in the toilet and had to wipe my Irsay...